by John Kaweske | Apr 19, 2016 | Biodiesel
As we move further away from fossil fuel consumption and other unsustainable sources of energy, we are discovering more efficient and cost effective methods of powering the world. In no other facet of the alternative energy industry is this more prevalent than in...
by John Kaweske | Apr 19, 2016 | Capital Business
John Kaweske discusses the new study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association about lowering the cost of renewable energy and reducing greenhouse emissions. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association has released a new study in 2016 showing through...
by John Kaweske | Mar 10, 2016 | Renewable Energy
As solar energy faces increasing competition and decreasing subsidization in the United States, John Kaweske predicts the possible aftermath. Residential solar energy’s development has reached a crossroads in the United States. To date, much of its advancement has...
by John Kaweske | Feb 10, 2016 | Biodiesel
The United States hit a new record for biodiesel consumption in 2015, using nearly 2.1 billion gallons over the course of the year. This positive shift towards renewable energy sources has resulted in reducing America’s carbon emissions by at least 18.2 million...
by John Kaweske | Jan 13, 2016 | Capital Business
In search of its energy independence and environmental credibility, Japan, the sixth largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world, has surprised everyone with a new vision to create a “hydrogen society”, a dream that leaves some experts skeptical. The...
by John Kaweske | Dec 15, 2015 | Renewable Energy
In the most recent tax and spending proposal released Dec 15, congressional leaders have proposed to reinstate the expired biodiesel tax incentive, affective Jan. 1, 2015 through Dec. 31, 2016. The National Biodiesel Board commended the proposal, but they also want...
by John Kaweske | Dec 10, 2015 | Biodiesel
In Greenfield, Massachusetts, the regions first community-owned biodiesel plant will be opening in early 2016. The plant, Northeast Biodiesel, LLC, will generate clean biodiesel fuel from recycled vegetable oil collected from local restaurants, schools, and...
by John Kaweske | Nov 19, 2015 | Renewable Energy
Corn stover, also called stubble, is what remains on a cornfield after harvest (usually a combination of left behind stalks, leaves, and cobs.) This biomass, a broad term meaning any source of organic carbon that is renewed rapidly as part of the carbon cycle, can be...
by John Kaweske | Nov 11, 2015 | Capital Business
The International Energy Agency, “IEA” a 29-country member organization, founded in 1974 to assist countries in the development of strategies to avoid oil shortfalls, is optimistic about prospects for renewable energy. In a report released on October 2, 2015, the IEA...
by John Kaweske | Oct 14, 2015 | Capital Business
Recent fluctuations in global oil prices prompted by slower than forecasted economic growth raises new questions for the world’s single largest energy source. Oil prices fluctuate with free market conditions of supply and demand. However, in an effort to reduce...
